Kobe Bryant’s five most tweeted-about moments

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Kobe Bryant has been one of the most discussed athletes in the last few decades. He’s been mentioned on Twitter over 125 million times according to the service, and has give back to his loyal following on several occasions; he took time in 2013 to live-tweet both his surgery and the re-airing of his 81-point game.

There were a handful times where Kobe truly championed social media. Here are his top five most tweeted-about moments, according to Twitter.